Page 8 of King of Liars

“Um…what?”

“I’m fucking kidding, man. Get your ass in here.” He opened the door to let me in, but while his actions were inviting, his scowl was anything but.

He guided me through the hall, back into the basement area where I’d seen them last.

Sy sat in a chair on the other side of the basement, his guys already positioned on their knees in a semicircle around him. Unlike the last time I’d been there, Sy was fully clothed while the other guys wore jeans, like Two.

“How long have they been waiting there like that?” I was compelled to ask.

“When I saw you come up the drive, we headed down here while Two got the door,” Sy replied. “Unless you’d like to believe we’ve been waiting here longer, in which case, tell me what answer you’d like to hear. Now don’t stand so far away. Come closer.”

I approached, still eyeing his knights uneasily, like one of them was about to pop up and grab me so they could begin the cruel hazing.

But they remained still.

“So on edge tonight, Boss.”

I ground my teeth. I didn’t like when he made me feel like an open book.

“Sorry, it’s my first time coming over to a guy’s house for a sneak peek at kinky sex with him and his ‘knights.’” Surely, the way I said it, it had come out asmorons, simply because that was how I felt about them for buying into this con. “So are we doing it down here?” I asked.

“No, no. We have a bedroom we mess around in. It’ll be much more comfortable. As you can imagine, we require a king-size bed.” He had that cocky smirk on his face, and I wanted to fuck him until he wasn’t able to act so goddamn conceited, until he couldn’t feign any sort of arrogance and just showed me how much pleasure I was giving him.

Jesus Christ, I didn’t know why I was so confident I could make him feel that good. Maybe because I had a strong feeling I wouldn’t have been there unless he knew I could do just that. I doubted he let anyone in on his secret, let alone into his body, without properly vetting them in his mind, and I had every intention of living up to his expectations.

I would fuck the hell out of him the way he deserved to be fucked, not just because it was what he wanted, but to exorcise him out of my body and brain, to be done with it and fucking move on with my life.

He rose from his seat—his self-made throne. His knights remained in their positions, as though they knew the drill, had discussed how to handle a situation like this already, or had some protocol for his exit. He approached me and said, “Follow me.” He started to pass me, stroking his hand across my chest before turning to me. “Well?”

“I can follow you when I’m ready.” I remained in place. I didn’t like the idea of caving to his commands. Seemed like a slippery slope on my way to finding myself bending a knee before him.

“Would you prefer to lead the way to this room that you don’t even know where it is? Don’t be silly, Boss.” He slid his hand under my chin, running his thumb across it. “Come on. Follow. I promise I’ll make it worth it.”

At that prompt, I followed, acknowledging that I’d submitted to his request. He’d won whatever game we’d been playing.

I couldn’t trail behind him without realizing how many times he’d won. Hell, I was standing there, feeling proud that I was going to get to dominate his ass, but I was there on his terms, having been brought to that place at his request.

The knights followed, which I figured would be the case. Admittedly, I wanted Sy all to myself, but I knew that wasn’t an option.

Sy led us upstairs, past a few bedrooms, before opening the door to the master.

Contemporary artwork hung on the walls, a king-size bed with a red comforter took up a bit of space, but there was still room for the usual dresser and nightstands as well as a vanity placed beside a door that appeared to lead to the master bathroom. Really, a perfectly normal bedroom.

“Huh.”

Sy turned to me. “What?”

“I was expecting—”

“Whips? Chains? Master/Dom room? We have toys we play with from time to time…” He must’ve noticed the subtle shift in my expression because he smiled. “Don’t worry. We’re not going to be getting into any of that tonight. I’m going to take it easy on you, but I don’t expect you to take it easy on me.” He moved closer, running the back of his hand down the dip between my pecs.

The sound of the guys tailing in behind us made me turn to see them enter, and Sy moved even closer, his body pushing against mine.

Two was glaring at us, appearing annoyed, and I wondered if this was something he did when One and Hole messed around with Sy, or just me.

Sy rested his hand against my face, urging me to look at him once again, to gaze into those beautiful brown eyes.

“Now I guess we should go over some rules.”